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Religion, aging, and health: exploring new frontiers in medical care.
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An effort is made to show how current research on religion and health may be used to provide more comprehensive care for the authors' aging population.Abstract:
The purpose of this review article is to selectively examine research that was designed to evaluate the relation between religious involvement and health among older people Four facets of religion are examined in detail: church-based social support, religious coping, forgiveness, and prayer In addition, potential negative effects of religion on health are discussed Negative interaction in the church as well as religious doubt are evaluated in this respect Throughout, an effort is made to show how current research on religion and health may be used to provide more comprehensive care for our aging populationread more
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Spirituality, religiosity, aging and health in global perspective: A review
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